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                                            Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 480 Minutes  | 
                                            Ready In: 500 Minutes Servings: 8  | 
                                         
                                        
                                     
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                    Chock-full of veggies and bacon with just a little tanginess from sour cream, bowls of this comforting soup taste just as terrific with a sandwich as they do with crackers! âMelanie Wooden, Reno, Nevada Ingredients: 
                    
                        
                                                4 cups chicken broth  |  
                                                3 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed  |  
                                                1-1/2 cups chopped cabbage  |  
                                                2 medium carrots, chopped  |  
                                                1 medium leek (white portion only), chopped  |  
                                                1 medium onion, chopped  |  
                                                1/4 cup minced fresh parsley  |  
                                                1/2 teaspoon salt  |  
                                                1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds  |  
                                                1/2 teaspoon pepper  |  
                                                1 bay leaf  |  
                                                1/2 cup sour cream  |  
                                                1 pound bacon strips, cooked and crumbled  |  
                                                
                     
                    Directions: 
                    
                        
                            
                                1. Combine the first 11 ingredients in a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until vegetables are tender. 2. Before serving, combine sour cream with 1 cup soup; return all to the slow cooker. Stir in bacon and discard bay leaf. Yield: 8 servings (2 quarts).                              | 
                         
                         
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